Nigeria, July 3 -- President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated what the Federal Government described as West Africa's largest lithium processing plant in Nasarawa State, stating that Nigeria must shift from exporting raw minerals to processing them locally to create jobs and drive industrial growth.

The facility, located in the Endo community, Nasarawa Local Government Area, has a daily processing capacity of 6,000 metric tonnes and an annual capacity of 3,000,000 metric tonnes.

The President, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the inauguration on Thursday, said the plant reflects the government's commitment to developing the solid minerals sector through local value addition.

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